hoodoo
English Thesaurus
1. something believed to bring bad luck (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
2. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers (noun.artifact)
3. a practitioner of voodoo (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism, |
| definition | : | a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities (noun.cognition) |
| hypernym | : | non-christian priest, priest, |
| definition | : | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person) |
4. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | column, pillar, tower, |
| definition | : | anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower (noun.shape) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
5. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
6. something believed to bring bad luck (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative) |
7. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | fetishist, |
| definition | : | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | voodoo, |
| definition | : | bewitch by or as if by a voodoo (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hoodoo, hoodoo, |
| definition | : | bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative) |
8. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | something believed to bring bad luck (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | a practitioner of voodoo (noun.person) |
9. something believed to bring bad luck (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative) |
10. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | fetishist, |
| definition | : | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | voodoo, |
| definition | : | bewitch by or as if by a voodoo (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hoodoo, hoodoo, |
| definition | : | bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative) |
11. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | something believed to bring bad luck (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | a practitioner of voodoo (noun.person) |
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